Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-10-27
SAVED BY A JACK.
A story OF the Plains.
ny FRANK w, CAIKINS.

the South Platte river, some 80 miles
above the little station of Julesburgh.
We had embarrassed the horses from
our big wagon and picketed them out
to feed near the high stockade of n
sol tary ranch station. Over the top
of the stockade posts the grass-grown
roofs of several adobe cabins were visi-
bic. On the roof of one of these a
half-grown antelope kid was industri-
ously cropping the heritage. and by its
side lay another, serenley asleep. its
head thrown back over its shoulder.
Beyond the stockade and ado ming
acres, surrounded by II high board
fence; n large stock corral, in fact, in
which several ponies were standing,
azily whjsking away the flies, ev.dently
too much overcome by the flies to
make any further eXertion. These and
the antclopes were the only signs of life
about the place.
Guess this ranch takes care of it.
self" remarked one of our party, who
at that moment was attending to n
skiIIot Of vonison steak over q fire Of
dry drift sticks which he had nfckod
up on the banks of the river. Guess
old Cliff would stir up these fellows, if
he knew they all went Off n left the
bopse with = connie of fame outelopes
for ouordn
On the first baItfno for the NIGHT, we
had ratified Mt tho oote of tho stockadc
m the hone that we mioht he LET in and
Given a chance for fresh water At fine
y,lI b,,t thn cato was borreI inside
and ,ho ,Iorc was opnaroutIy deserted
We ro,IoY wondered ar that, for we
had heard Of This ranch. and knew il
10 he ono Of thc "rattIr Kiny" "Clin's
out-pos,-a ground up" point for the
GREAT rance over which h : thousands
ofcaltIe fed, winter and summer. But
as we sat down to our supper of bis.
nujls. steak canned tomatoes. and
coffee we heard the bic cate of the
stockade squeak on lis hinges. and a
moment later there sauntered ou, to us
FAIL strapninp vouno fellow in = wool.
Ell shirt and bucAskin lcrrins. He had
on his head widc-brmmcd. white
wool hat, with = red leather band, and
On his feet hjoh-toppcd, birh-herled
boots, at the counters of which iingled
a p?ir Of Spanish spurs,
There was also a par of bio "CoIt's"
in his belt. His WOODEN shirt was omen
in front, the sleeves were rolled up to
the elbow and the deem tau.color of his
arms matched well he bronze of the
breast neck and face. He had the
biggest and Grrrrst Of black mou,tach-
rs and a pair OF sharp black eyes to
match il.
4 remarkable iiourc urrbops the
reader may think, but one that. with
some modification of form or feature,
will soon GROW fam )far to ,he camprr
in the "cattlr country"
"HuIlo." fciIcrs ~ said This spcrimon
cowboy. as he came ND and leaned his
elbow upon the hind wheels of our
wagon.
"HuIlo," said we. and then, in the
short. successive parI,pce Of the conn.
lrv we asked, 81 ,t ?"
You bc,r' wa, the cheerful reioind.
or and the stockman funo himself
down into the G rcIe obout orr oiIcIoth
and was brIpcd TO pint cup of cofrc,
and some tomatoes, and bcIned himself
Lbprallv ,o bj,cuit and f.. ed onteIone.
"Got ro,Lin' lint r,lJ rrub in th.
Tho ranch y he cxnIornnJ bat,vocr
noulhfuls ..an' i's foo MIGHTY hot r.
makes fires now. Nohody here but mo
hovs cona nm ON Iodce PoId n rim +,
The stravs BEN o.Ieen all fine after
moan. Ratified tbc coio d Il vep Wall
now. must be a snoozcr, Chris wha
risks a mon'U tolo in this country
Now horo's Won follows train, cbon
all alone tho fo,r. NJ va and mo hor,
,.sIonnfr, oIora in . ,Lohe IN, si,
brnJrod Chovonres ,rrood loose q,
tho cornt,.r, ohoro"
"Fac, ~ be said cooIr not;c;nc or
took, of surprise, not upmixed will
alarm. Yes, sir: runner come dow,
from, the ranch obovo an warmed M
ris,ard,v Tbnv'vn outtnd ono rorc
I'M there killed = cowman an, run off
lot O stock. cxnect EN- down here an
iimr ,ct NJ 'ru rama down bar
last va,, and c,ugnt ma sroo1ip' rirb
in broad dav noon toou
The r,odor may ha suro wa ware mn
, l:,,Ia oI,rmod ot srch rows thoro,
wa hardly know who,bor n credit III
fellows word or not
Fo u.ght bo t,.ying nm tho cow-hoy'
and miners f,vorito n,stimo-,h,, .
"strfr no rorfrightoning ..tordorf.et
bpt Ia Tgva ne f1r,bcr norticuIor. in =
honest mot,er.off,ct w,,. aud otto
simmer ;py;tod nc 70 h,uI onr wagon IN
.;5a r,o s,o,,, oorrol ord - soand u,
mont with him in ono IF tho adobe